West Indies

Back in 1958, the british set up colonies in the caribbean and dubbed them the West Indies Federation. When Britain set up these colonies (consisting of about 250 small and large islands) they were fully planning for them to be self-governing and self-sufficient. The main purpose of these colonies were growing tropical fruits, and processing sugar and rum to be sent back to Britain. Unfortunately, the West indies never really gained independance as a colony, but broke up into smaller countries that we now know as Barbados, Jamaica, Grenada, Trinidad, Dominica, and many other small island countries. The federal government was very weak unlike in most colonies, because of diferent policies between colonies, the british structure which they needed to adhere to, and arguments over where to put the capital.